Mumbai: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) has announced the launch
of the Scorpio in the Malaysian automobile market. The car would be marketed
through USF-HICOM (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, which is a member of DRB-HICOM, a
diversified conglomerate and the largest automotive group in the country.

The Scorpio
is already available in South Africa, Europe, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Uruguay
and Oman.

According
to an official statement, the Scorpio would be initially available at 24
major outlets in Malaysia and would be gradually made available at 40 outlets.

The
vehicle would be equipped with the 2-litre MPFI DOHC Renault engine and
a version based on the 2.6-litre diesel engine would be launched soon with
both 2WD and 4WD options.